I agree 100%. I had unlimited data and switched to be able to tether with my iPone 4 and have not looked back!!! For my usage outside the home or wifi, 4GB per month is plenty. 😉
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I agree 100%. I had unlimited data and switched to be able to tether with my iPone 4 and have not looked back!!! For my usage outside the home or wifi, 4GB per month is plenty. 😉
I don't want to JB as I had done to my iphone long time ago and found that it makes it very slow and laggy.
So if I use my wife's phone to tether, it will be $20 on top of the $25 that she is paying every month? Is this correct?
And i can't remove this feature once I enable it. correct?
So if I use my wife's phone to tether, it will be $20 on top of the $25 that she is paying every month? Is this correct?
And i can't remove this feature once I enable it. correct?
Congrats on your decision, but JB doesn't make your phone lag at all. What you install on it is a different story. Just install what you need, and you'll be fine.
Zimmy68
macrumors 68020
Wow, what a battle of wits I stumbled into.
I'll explain myself one more time, and try to talk slower...
This was amazing, you are actually agreeing with my opinion but telling me I'm wrong.
If you are worried about cost, you want to jailbreak because it saves money.
See how that works??? 😉
If Apple updates the iOS, you have to wait until the jailbreak community to update their jailbreak if you want to use that version of iOS.
You can happily use the old one but if you update you will lose the jailbreak.
Am I incorrect? I guess you could post a link but how about explaining how I am wrong. I've been jailbreaking since the iPhone 3G and unless something has changed, whenever Apple updates, you need to re-jailbreak.
Not sure what your link to free tethering has to do with my statement, but let's continue...
I never mentioned anything about cost or how paying them is a better deal.
Remember, I am replying to a poster about a situation I was in and gave my opinion.
This wasn't the iPad Hack forum, I was guessing he wanted a legit way to tether.
My phone is jailbroken, I have used MyWi before, I realize that you can pirate those apps.
I could care less who tethers legit or not legit. I wasn't pointing any fingers.
But even you would agree that if he jailbroke his phone, and paid (or pirated) a tether app, AT&T could find out about it within a day and he would end up with their tethering plan anyway.
If the money saved by jailbreaking is worth that risk, which to many it is, go right ahead.
I'll explain myself one more time, and try to talk slower...
This was amazing, you are actually agreeing with my opinion but telling me I'm wrong.
If you are worried about cost, you want to jailbreak because it saves money.
See how that works??? 😉
If Apple updates the iOS, you have to wait until the jailbreak community to update their jailbreak if you want to use that version of iOS.
You can happily use the old one but if you update you will lose the jailbreak.
Am I incorrect? I guess you could post a link but how about explaining how I am wrong. I've been jailbreaking since the iPhone 3G and unless something has changed, whenever Apple updates, you need to re-jailbreak.
Not sure what your link to free tethering has to do with my statement, but let's continue...
Again, that is the weakest straw man argument I have seen. Read what I said. If, "IF" AT&T changes your plan due to tethering, and you haven't pirated MyWi (this seems to be your biggest issue), you lost the money you paid the tethering, jailbreak only app.
I never mentioned anything about cost or how paying them is a better deal.
Remember, I am replying to a poster about a situation I was in and gave my opinion.
This wasn't the iPad Hack forum, I was guessing he wanted a legit way to tether.
My phone is jailbroken, I have used MyWi before, I realize that you can pirate those apps.
I could care less who tethers legit or not legit. I wasn't pointing any fingers.
But even you would agree that if he jailbroke his phone, and paid (or pirated) a tether app, AT&T could find out about it within a day and he would end up with their tethering plan anyway.
If the money saved by jailbreaking is worth that risk, which to many it is, go right ahead.
Agreed. I don't use MyWi or Pdanet for my phone. I use tetherMe and have never got a notice or a bill increase.
Zimmy68
macrumors 68020
It's $25 more for tethering multiple devices and 2 gigs more a month.
And I'm pretty sure you can turn it off and on as much as you want.
Not sure if the pro-rate the monthly charge but if you only want it for a month you are on vacation, it will only cost you $25 more that month, worst case.
The only thing you lose is your unlimited if you use your phone.
IMO, the extra charge for tethering is dishonest. I refuse to reward a carrier for being dishonest by giving them more money.
I agree with tiered plans. If you pay for 2GB, you should use it however you want, but there needs to be a charge and limit while tethering an unlimited plan.
djransom
macrumors 601
It's $45 a month total for 4GB a month with tethering. I know because I just cancelled mine this morning. I would rather have a 3G iPad so I sold my WIFI iPad 2 and ordered a 32GB 3G refurbished iPad. The tethering kills your iPhone battery in no time. I witnessed it this weekend.
HazyCloud
macrumors 68030
How do you get this figure? $30/mo unlimited iphone data (no tethering), $25/mo Data Pro 2G for iphone, $45/mo Data Pro 4GB for iphone.
So unless I'm missing something it's $15 difference to go from the non-tethering unlimited iphone plan to the 4GB tethering plan?
AT&T charges an additional tethering fee. Yes, they literally charge you for the privilege of tethering...which is why so many people would rather jailbreak or get a Verizon 3g ipad instead.
HazyCloud
macrumors 68030
Are you sure? They sure don't mention it on their website.
DataPro 4GB
for Smartphone Tethering
4 GB of data for $45 per month
-Use tethering to turn your smartphone into a broadband connection for laptops, netbooks, and more*
-Includes unlimited access to more than 23,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots
-If you go over, you'll get an additional 1 GB automatically for only $10
Taken from here. Also, here's their tethering page.
Right, I get that. Wasn't my question. I was curious how Zimmy68 came up with the additional $25 when it looks like it's $15. I figured I was misunderstanding something and seeking clarification. Maybe Zimmy68 was talking about the 3G data plan on an ipad rather than cost of tethering.
End of the day, AT&T is going to do what they will. Five options:
- Get on a tethering plan
- Jailbreak
- Buy an ipad 3G data plan
- Go to a different carrier that gives you cheaper unlimited/tethering
- Do without
The only thing productive, for those who truly rankle at AT&T's policies, is to vote with your wallet. I would venture to guess they don't give a (posterior portion of rattus norvegicus) about the opinions people post on MacRumors regarding whether its fair or right. Just sayin...
eastercat
macrumors 68040
Tethering is a feature like texting, so removing it should not be an issue. You can double check to make sure.
It's comments like these that give Christians a bad name, unless "Born Again" means something else.
That aside, I will never understand why people respond like they are being attacked on here. Why the hatred? Why the anger? The conversation has been circular for a while. Information has been shared. Get over it.
Yes, you can modify your data plan at anytime without affecting your contract, just as long as you have a data plan at all times. My wife and I added tethering while on a trip to WA and turned it off when we got back.
One thing AT&T is pretty cool about is backdating your changes. What this means is if you make a change, you can make it effective as of the start of your current billing cycle and avoid the prorated charges.
oh hay!
i was just playing 😱
christians a bad name? seriously? maybe talk to your priest about bad names
djransom
macrumors 601
Like I was watching my percentage on my iPhone drop every couple of minutes. I was just doing some casual web browsing.